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Tasslehoff the 9-year-old iguana spent a week on the lam before crews found him 35 feet up near Spring Hill Sports Complex.
BirdCast tracked heavy overnight bird traffic through the metro, as conservationists push residents to cut porch and office lights.
Kansas City Parks unveiled a 16,000-square-foot rink at Blues Park, capping years of advocacy from local skaters like Dimitri Milligan.
Male tarantulas are wandering Kansas roads and trails looking for mates, and state officials say they mean no harm.
A sensory dome, a we-go-round and singing bells are headed to Legacy Park under a $150,000 county grant.
A new connector scheduled to open September 1 will join the Rock Island and Little Blue Trace trails.
The Swope Park zoo wants a new bear habitat wedged between its polar bear and orangutan exhibits, visible from the zoo train.
Crews just paved a key stretch joining two Johnson County trails, but the connection is not open to hikers yet.
Ted Grinter expects his 35-acre field to hit full bloom this week, but near-100-degree heat could wilt the show fast.
Sessions at Bonnie View Nature Center and Big Muddy refuge let anyone tag a monarch this September, no registration needed.
Kansas hunters get their fall turkey season back after three years, but campers lose a popular annual permit.
The custom structure will feature metal slides, rope bridges, and climbing nets on a 55-acre site south of the city.
A $3 million grant will finally bring accessible play equipment to a Westwood park that voters saved from a commercial sale last year.
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